Leo Hjelde completed a permanent move from Leeds United to Sunderland in the January window as Leeds cleared the decks by offloading a number of fringe players – and he compared the sides. Hjelde was one of nine players that left. Djed Spence returned to Tottenham, before going to Genoa on loan. Luke Ayling and Ian Poveda to Middlesbrough and Wednesday on loan – deals expiring in June. Sean McGurk and Jack Jenkins went permanently to Swindon and Halifax. Lew Bate, Jeremiah Mullen and Darko Gyabi went on loan to MK Dons, Inverness and Plymouth. Hjelde the only one to cost a fee. Sunderland paid…
